What and experience! What a privilege!

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In 2018 my poem "Reborn" was one of ten selected for a collaboration between print artist, Lucy Turner,

and the "Words for Castle Ward" writers group for the Linen Biennale Northern Ireland.

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The collaboration resulted in a breathtaking set of Shibori inspired linen panels, over printed with the poems as well

as geometric patterns inspired by flooring in old Irish linen workers cottages. The poetry was inspired by the process

of Shibori work and Lucy's experience of it. 

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The "Linen Biennale Northern Ireland" Festival celebrates the past, present and future landscape of linen.

Held every two years, it is presented and hosted at multiple venues across Northern Ireland aiming to stimulate new

thinking about Ireland's oldest textile products and forming a bridge bridge between the linen heritage and contemporary

users, giving the story of linen in the island relevance to modern audiences both locally and internationally.

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